Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2058
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion; condemnation of leased premises; remedies. Provides a rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance with the rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriate state or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusal or failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnation notice, unless such condition was caused by an act of God. The bill requires a court, when such rebuttable presumption is established, to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent, any prepaid rent, and any security deposit paid by the tenant.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2059
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Noncitizens of the United States; aliens; terminology. Removes the term "alien" as it pertains to persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and replaces it with synonymous language, as appropriate, throughout the Code of Virginia.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2060
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Aboveground storage tanks; Hazardous Substance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund; civil penalties. Directs the State Water Control Board to regulate aboveground storage tanks that measure more than 250 gallons in capacity and are used to contain hazardous substances other than oil. The bill directs the Board to adopt regulations that establish requirements for registration, and other requirements of tank owners, and that establish a schedule of registration and renewal fees. The bill authorizes the Board to undertake corrective action in the event of a discharge of a hazardous substance. The bill requires tank owners to notify certain parties in the event of a release of a regulated substance. The bill also creates the Hazardous Substance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund, with moneys from the Fund to be used solely for the administration of the bill, and provides for civil penalties for violations of requirements of the bill, with such moneys received to be deposited into the existing Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund. Aboveground storage tanks; Hazardous Substance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund; civil penalties. Directs the State Water Control Board to regulate aboveground storage tanks that measure more than 250 gallons in capacity and are used to contain hazardous substances other than oil. The bill directs the Board to adopt regulations that establish requirements for registration, and other requirements of tank owners, and that establish a schedule of registration and renewal fees. The bill authorizes the Board to undertake corrective action in the event of a discharge of a hazardous substance. The bill requires tank owners to notify certain parties in the event of a release of a regulated substance. The bill also creates the Hazardous Substance Aboveground Storage Tank Fund, with moneys from the Fund to be used solely for the administration of the bill, and provides for civil penalties for violations of requirements of the bill, with such moneys received to be deposited into the existing Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2061
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Virginia local journalism sustainability credits. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible local newspaper publishers, defined in the bill, for compensation paid to local news journalists. The credit is equal to: (i) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 10 percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $5,000 and (ii) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of five percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $2,500. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $5 million per taxable year. The bill also creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible small businesses with fewer than 50 employees for certain expenses incurred for local media advertising in a local newspaper or in a broadcast of a local radio or television station. The credit is equal to: (a) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 80 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses or $4,000 and (b) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of 50 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses during such taxable year or $2,000. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $10 million per taxable year. Each of the credits may be claimed in taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028. Virginia local journalism sustainability credits. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible local newspaper publishers, defined in the bill, for compensation paid to local news journalists. The credit is equal to: (i) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 10 percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $5,000 and (ii) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of five percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $2,500. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $5 million per taxable year. The bill also creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible small businesses with fewer than 50 employees for certain expenses incurred for local media advertising in a local newspaper or in a broadcast of a local radio or television station. The credit is equal to: (a) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 80 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses or $4,000 and (b) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of 50 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses during such taxable year or $2,000. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $10 million per taxable year. Each of the credits may be claimed in taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2062
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Towing enforcement. Provides that violations of current law regarding tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators are subject to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill repeals the $150 civil penalty for certain towing violations in Planning District 8.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2063
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Enrolled
2/24/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Appointment of guardian ad litem; requested information, records, or reports from individual or entity. Requires any individual or entity with information, records, or reports relevant to a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding, including any (i) health care provider, local school division, or local department of social services; (ii) criminal justice agency, unless such disclosure would impede an ongoing criminal investigation or proceeding; and (iii) financial institution, investment advisor, or other financial services provider, to provide, upon request from the appointed guardian ad litem, such information, records, or reports to the appointed guardian ad litem. The bill also requires certain financial institutions, in cooperation with an investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult, to make available any financial records or information relevant to such investigation upon request from any court-appointed guardian ad litem who has been appointed by the court to represent such adult. The bill immunizes such financial institutions from civil or criminal liability for providing such financial records or information, provided that such financial institutions did not engage in gross negligence or willful misconduct.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2064
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Historic rehabilitation tax credit. Increases from $5 million to $10 million the maximum amount of the historic rehabilitation tax credit, including amounts carried over from prior taxable years, that may be claimed by a taxpayer in any taxable year beginning in taxable year 2023.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2065
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Income tax deduction; teaching materials. Creates a tax deduction beginning taxable year 2023 for up to $500 of teaching materials purchased by a licensed teacher and used to teach Virginia students enrolled in a public institution of higher education as defined in the Code. Income tax deduction; teaching materials. Creates a tax deduction beginning taxable year 2023 for up to $500 of teaching materials purchased by a licensed teacher and used to teach Virginia students enrolled in a public institution of higher education as defined in the Code.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2066
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Custodial interrogation of a child; statement of leniency. Creates a rebuttable presumption that any statement of leniency made by a law-enforcement officer to a child prior to or during an interrogation was not made knowingly and voluntarily. The bill defines "statement of leniency" as any statement regarding (i) the types or number of charges; (ii) the length of custody; (iii) any condition of release; (iv) contact with such child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or (v) any other promise, condition, fact, or factor that a court finds to have swayed the will of the child. The bill provides that the Commonwealth may rebut this presumption by clear and convincing evidence that the statement was made knowingly and voluntarily.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2067
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Refer
1/30/23
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Exam Fee Elimination Fund and Program established. Establishes the Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) Exam Fee Elimination Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Education, pursuant to which each local school board is entitled to an annual grant in a sum sufficient to cover all applicable fees associated with taking an AP or IB examination for any public high school student in the local school division who is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. The bill requires each local school board to annually notify the parents of each public high school student in the local school division who is eligible for free or reduced price lunch of the opportunity for the student to take an AP or IB examination at no cost. The bill requires the Board of Education to transfer any unspent and unobligated federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) state reserve funds to the AP/IB Exam Fee Elimination Fund.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2068
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Prohibited sales and loans to juveniles; definition of sexual conduct. Clarifies the definition of "sexual conduct" so that it is neutral regarding sexual orientation for the purposes of crimes related to prohibited sales and loans to juveniles.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2069
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
School boards; student member required. Requires each school board to establish a method for the selection of a student to serve as a member of the school board, subject to the following conditions: (i) the student is enrolled in a public high school in the local school division; (ii) any such student is eligible to be selected as a member of the school board without regard to such student's age or citizenship status, provided, however, that in the event that the method for selection of the student member is election, the student meets the qualifications to hold elective office set forth in Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution of Virginia; (iii) the school board establishes detailed policies, procedures, and timelines relating to such selection method, including policies that establish term length, eligibility to serve with or without voting privileges, eligibility for a salary, eligibility for selection to subsequent terms, and grounds for removal; and (iv) each student selected to serve as a member of the school board serves in addition to and not as a replacement for any member duly authorized and selected to serve on the school board in accordance with relevant law, and each such student member factors into the calculation of a quorum.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2070
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship with the alleged offender, penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2023, for the offense of assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship, as defined in the bill, with the alleged offender or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2071
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Engrossed
1/26/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Engrossed
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status. Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2072
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Action of forfeiture; Action of forfeiture; disposal of property; exemptions. Prohibits the forfeiture of any moneys or motor vehicle subject to seizure if (i) the total value of moneys does not exceed $200 or (ii) the fair market value of the motor vehicle does not exceed $2,000. The bill permits an innocent owner claimant, defined in the bill, or lien holder to petition the court for a hearing at any time prior to the commencement of the criminal trial, directs the court to hear such petition within 30 days or at the court's discretion before the court alone and without a jury, and permits the court to consolidate such hearing with any other hearing related to the case before the court. The bill requires a lawful plea agreement in a prosecution for a criminal offense authorizing the forfeiture of property to dispose of all property seized, regardless of whether a civil case has been initiated, provided that the innocent owner claimant and any lien holder consent to the forfeiture. The bill provides that if the criminal case is dismissed, all property shall be returned to the defendant, all civil cases shall be dismissed, and the dismissal shall mark an end to all claims on the property seized. Under current law, if the court does not find a person guilty of a criminal offense that initiated the property seizure, then the court shall release all property within 21 days from the date the stay terminated; however, property may still be forfeited if ordered by lawful plea agreement or the owner of the property or the person who possessed the property when seized has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property to the law-enforcement agency that seized the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminated. The bill waives court fees for any person prosecuted for an offense authorizing forfeiture who is acquitted of such offense or an innocent owner claimant.